Cops Arrest Photographer for Nonexistent Law

Note to all law enforcement personnel in the five boroughs: taking photos in the city’s transit system is perfectly legal. Unfortunately for 30-year-old photographer and MTA employee Robert Taylor, the arresting officers he encountered never got that memo. After snapping a photo at the Freeman Street Stop in the Bronx, he was approached by a cop who decided to arrest him for a nonexistent crime. While it’s true that the MTA twice proposed a ban in an attempt to thwart terrorist-enabling shutterbugs, it’s been redacted both times after receiving intense public opposition. Even after showing the mentally deficient cops, including a sergeant, the official lawâ€”he had it bookmarked on his blackberryâ€”Tayor was handcuffed and taken into custody. Read his firsthand account here and make sure you have your freedom papers in order next time you shoot some flicks. |NYT|